Shakespeare Puzzle
philip barron
A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
WET DRY
ABORTION
3" 6" 9"
What were the 6 plays?
Answer : Sunday night
Phil
Jim Gillogly
In article <philbarr-190...@ts1-16.tor.istar.ca>,
philip barron <phil...@istar.ca> wrote:
>A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
>plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
>
>
> WET DRY
Midsummer Night's Dream Measure for Measure???
> ABORTION
Merry Wives of Windsor?
> 3" 6" 9"
Much Ado about Nothing As You Like It All's Well that Ends Well
[or] Love's Labours Lost
Another tack one might take is:
King Lear ?????? Othello
But I couldn't think of a single right choice for 6"...
--
Jim Gillogly
Highday, 1 Lithe S.R. 1996, 04:45
Matthew Daly
In article <4qal17$b...@mycroft.rand.org> j...@acm.org writes:
>In article <philbarr-190...@ts1-16.tor.istar.ca>,
>
>> ABORTION
>
> Merry Wives of Windsor?
Actually, I was thinking that this one would be Love's Labor Lost.
(sorry)
-matthew
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da...@ppd.kodak.com even read everything I've bought.
My opinions are not necessarily those of my employer, of course.
philip barron
In article <4qbigc$f...@kodak.rdcs.Kodak.COM>, da...@PPD.Kodak.COM (Matthew
Daly) wrote:
> In article <4qal17$b...@mycroft.rand.org> j...@acm.org writes:
> >In article <philbarr-190...@ts1-16.tor.istar.ca>,
> >
> >> ABORTION
> >
> > Merry Wives of Windsor?
>
> Actually, I was thinking that this one would be Love's Labor Lost.
> (sorry)
>
> -matthew
Love's Labour Lost....it is!
Phil
Admiral Jota
phil...@istar.ca (philip barron) writes:
>A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
>plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
> WET DRY
> ABORTION
> 3" 6" 9"
I see two plays in this so far: Measure for Measure (WET/DRY, and the
inches) and Love's Labours Lost (ABORTION).
Perhaps 3", 6", and 9" could have something to do with King Henry the
Fourth? I'm not sure though, because that only had two parts, not three...
I guess it's also possible that all the inches could be a reference to
Twelfth Night, but I kinda doubt it.
For the sixth play, I guess I'd have to call WET and DRY The Two Noble
Kinsmen. Well, how many did I get? :)
PS: My answers could just be The Comdey of Errors, but I hope it's not
all Much Ado About Nothing :)
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The theatre manager obviously has a dirty mind . . .
not to mention a penetrating understanding of
female penile preferences . . .
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*A Midsummer Night's Dream Love's Labor Lost Measure for Measure *
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*Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It All's Well That Ends Well *
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philip barron
In article <4qfk24$4...@jerry.loop.net>, ste...@loop.com wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:56:13 -0500, phil...@istar.ca (philip barron)
> wrote:
>
> >A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
> >plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
>
>
> > WET DRY
>
> > ABORTION
>
> > 3" 6" 9"
>
> >What were the 6 plays?
>
> >Answer : Sunday night
>
> 3" - Much Ado About Nothing
> 6" - As You Like It
> 9" - The Taming of the Shrew
> Wet - A Midsummer-Night's Dream
> Abortion - Love's Labour's Lost
> Dry - Measure for Measure???
>
> Steve
Well done, Steve, except for DRY.....just keep at it!!!
Phil
philip barron
In article <4qen8t$5...@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>, acc...@mit.edu (Arthur
C Clay) wrote:
Sorry, Arthur
Not Measure for Measure, and not All's Well.
Phil
Steve Sosensky
>A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
>plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
> WET DRY
> ABORTION
> 3" 6" 9"
>What were the 6 plays?
>Answer : Sunday night
3" - Much Ado About Nothing
6" - As You Like It
9" - The Taming of the Shrew
Wet - A Midsummer-Night's Dream
Abortion - Love's Labour's Lost
Dry - Measure for Measure???
Steve
>Phil
Matthew T. Russotto
In article <philbarr-210...@ts50-10.tor.istar.ca>,
philip barron <phil...@istar.ca> wrote:
}In article <4qfk24$4...@jerry.loop.net>, ste...@loop.com wrote:
}
Well, many have been associating 9" with "All's Well That Ends Well",
but that play seems appropriate for "Dry". Only problem is that is
then the only "clean" one.
Methinks the Bard would have apprciated this puzzle.
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"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."
Dafydd Price Jones
>
>> }Well done, Steve, except for DRY.....just keep at it!!!
HINT: There are twelve common English words which end in DRY.
Make of that WHAT you will.
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Bibo ergo sum
Charles Gregory
> }> > WET DRY
> }> > ABORTION
> }> > 3" 6" 9"
> }>
> }> >What were the 6 plays?
> }>
> }> 3" - Much Ado About Nothing
> }> 6" - As You Like It
> }> 9" - The Taming of the Shrew
> }> Wet - A Midsummer-Night's Dream
> }> Abortion - Love's Labour's Lost
> }> Dry - Measure for Measure???
> }>
> }Well done, Steve, except for DRY.....just keep at it!!!
>
> Well, many have been associating 9" with "All's Well That Ends Well",
> but that play seems appropriate for "Dry". Only problem is that is
> then the only "clean" one.
DRY = The Twelfth Night.. right?
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The attractive and articulate Dafydd Price Jones
<dafy...@dafyddpj.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> }Well done, Steve, except for DRY.....just keep at it!!!
>HINT: There are twelve common English words which end in DRY.
>Make of that WHAT you will.
would that be twelve sundry words?
<g>
jc
herbie_porter
Twelfth Night
Love's Labor Lost
As You Like It
Neil Sklar
> In article <4qfk24$4...@jerry.loop.net>, ste...@loop.com wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:56:13 -0500, phil...@istar.ca (philip barron)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
> > >plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
> >
> >
> >
> > > ABORTION
> >
> > > 3" 6" 9"
> >
> > >What were the 6 plays?
> >
> > 3" - Much Ado About Nothing
> > 6" - As You Like It
> > Abortion - Love's Labour's Lost
> > Dry - Measure for Measure???
> >
> Well done, Steve, except for DRY.....just keep at it!!!
>
Wouldn't The Tempest be better for wet than AMSND? Although if wet is AMSND, then dry, which is the opposite of wet, could be the opposite of AMSND: Winter's Tale.
Finklister
> On Friday, June 21, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, philip barron wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:56:13 -0500, philbarr (philip barron)
> > >
> > > >A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
> > > >plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
> > >
> > >
> > > > WET DRY
> > >
> > > > ABORTION
> > >
> > > > 3" 6" 9"
> > >
> > > >What were the 6 plays?
> > >
> > > >Answer : Sunday night
> > >
> > > 3" - Much Ado About Nothing
> > > 6" - As You Like It
> > > 9" - The Taming of the Shrew
> > > Wet - A Midsummer-Night's Dream
> > > Abortion - Love's Labour's Lost
> > > Dry - Measure for Measure???
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > Well done, Steve, except for DRY.....just keep at it!!!
> >
> > Phil
>
> Wouldn't The Tempest be better for wet than AMSND? Although if wet is AMSND, then dry, which is the opposite of wet, could be the opposite of AMSND: Winter's Tale.
6 - As you like it
9 - Taming of the Shrew
Wet - Midsummer Nights Dream
Dry - 12th Night
brittsm...@gmail.com
> A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
> plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
>
>
> WET DRY
>
> ABORTION
>
> 3" 6" 9"
>
> What were the 6 plays?
>
Britt
NAND GANDHI
NAND GANDHI
> In article <4qfk24$4...@jerry.loop.net>, ste...@loop.com wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:56:13 -0500, phil...@istar.ca (philip barron)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >A theatre manager had limited space to advertise 6 upcoming Shakespeare
> > >plays, so he designed a billboard which said:
> >
> >
> > > WET DRY
> >
> > > ABORTION
> >
> > > 3" 6" 9"
> >
> > >What were the 6 plays?
> >
> > >Answer : Sunday night
> >
> > 3" - Much Ado About Nothing
> > 6" - As You Like It
> > 9" - The Taming of the Shrew
> > Wet - A Midsummer-Night's Dream
> > Abortion - Love's Labour's Lost
> > Dry - Measure for Measure???
> >
> > Steve
> Well done, Steve, except for DRY.....just keep at it!!!
> Phil